Betrayal was imminent, and murder a given. Harper Pierce was out of Azkaban, and ready to kill once more.

In a world where deception ruled, Nadia Chernova reigned as queen, her every move a calculated step in the game of survival. But it truly was a shame - a queen was still a chess piece, susceptible to the poisonous desires of the world. Nadia Chernova was far from immune to poison, and in this world of deceit and lies, there was no poison as sweet as Sirius Black.